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Ford's direct suppliers in Bahia do not believe in the arrival of another manufacturer and are already working on dismantling their factories
After the announcement by the American multinational Ford of leaving Brazil and interrupting the production of cars in Camaçari, Bahia, auto parts companies installed in the city are already working on dismantling their factories and about 7,5 people are expected to lose their jobs in the city. . Want to work and live abroad? Canada recruits Brazilians to fill more than 1,2 million jobs.
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The issue is that the American multinational's direct suppliers do not believe in the arrival of another manufacturer to replace the assembly plant in the short term, and are focused on stopping immediate losses, such as personnel costs and warehouse rentals. These companies are also negotiating with Ford for a solution to the stranding of products and inputs.
Some auto parts manufacturers are already rushing to sell their machines, they are robots, air compressors and state-of-the-art water coolers, all a productive capital accumulated over two decades. Most of the supply chain arrived in the region along with Ford, in 2001.
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Until now, the automotive industry in Bahia was limited to Ford's activity, the dismantling appears as the destination of the sector's businesses in the State. Larger groups or groups that concentrate more stages of production in other regions, however, have more strength to overcome the end of local demand.
According to the National Union of the Automotive Components Industry (Sindipeças), Ford's largest suppliers, called "tier 1", which directly supply the automaker, total 30 companies with 32 factories or logistics centers in Camaçari, Bahia. Of this total, 18 are within the Ford condominium.
As for the other 12 factories in other parts of the city, almost all are subsidiaries of global groups, such as the German Bosch (spark plugs) and Benteler (powertrain and suspension), the Italian Pirelli (tires), the Portuguese Sodecia ( body parts) and the French Faurecia (exhaust pipes and plastic parts).
7,5 people who must lose their jobs in Camaçari – Bahia
These manufacturers employed more than 3 direct workers in Camaçari, Bahia. The number is not far from the 4,05 direct employees of the Ford factory. Added together, the contingents indicate the approximately 7,5 people who are likely to lose their jobs in the city.
The superintendent of the Federation of Industries of Bahia (Fieb), Vladson Menezes, says that these positions represent around 4% of industrial jobs in Bahia. Data from the Monthly Industrial Survey (PIA-IBGE) show that, in 2018, Ford and suppliers had 8,63 direct employees. The shrinkage translates the drop in the automaker's participation in the Brazilian market.
